Grands-Ponts Region | |
Native Name: | Région des Grands-Ponts |
Native Name Lang: | fr |
Other Name: | Leboutou Region Région du Leboutou |
Settlement Type: | Region |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Lagunes |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 2011 |
Seat Type: | Regional seat |
Seat: | Dabou |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Leader Title: | Prefect |
Leader Name: | Kouakou Assoman |
Leader Title1: | Council President |
Leader Name1: | Joseph Gabriel Yace |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 4430 |
Population Footnotes: | [3] |
Population Total: | 450007 |
Population As Of: | 2021 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | GMT |
Utc Offset1: | +0 |
Grands-Ponts Region (also originally known as Leboutou Region) is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Lagunes District. The seat of the region is Dabou and the region's population in the 2021 census was 450,007.
Grands-Ponts is currently divided into three departments: Dabou, Grand-Lahou, and Jacqueville.
In the 2011 decree that created the region, Grands-Ponts included Abidjan Department and was referred to alternatively as the region of "Grands-Ponts" and "Leboutou".[4] Shortly thereafter, it was determined that Abidjan Autonomous District and Abidjan Department would be co-extensive in territory; since that time, the name "Grands-Ponts" has been used exclusively.